Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for OLDCASTLE

OLDCASTLE, a township in Malpas parish, Cheshire; on the river Elf, 2 miles S S W of Malpas. Acres, 835. Real property, £940. Pop., 100. Houses, 16. The manor belongs to W. Dod, Esq.; and the property is divided between him and T. T. Drake, Esq. An ancientcastle, of which no trace now exists, was here; is said to have been originally founded by the Romans; and gave rise to the name Oldcastle. A conflict between the parliamentarians and the royalists occurred on Oldcastle Heath in 1644.


(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "a township"   (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions")
Administrative units: Malpas AP/Tn/CP       Oldcastle Tn/CP       Cheshire AncC
Place: Oldcastle

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